Alias database
Alias Database
The Alias Database is a database formed by the banks participating in the DCM platform to enable convenient and fast customer searches for instant P2P payments.
🔑 Alias – an alternative identifier used instead of sensitive financial data (e.g., card number or individual tax number) for secure and convenient transactions.
Within the DCM platform, the alias is primarily a phone number, but it can also be an email address or a unique user identifier in the network, among other options.
What does the Alias Database consist of?
Client’s phone number (alias)
Client’s IBAN account number linked to the alias
Name of the bank where the IBAN account is maintained
Status of the IBAN account’s linkage to the alias ("linked/unlinked")
History (log) of changes to the alias
Key Principles of the Alias Database Functioning:
A specific alias can correspond to only one IBAN account number at any given time.
There are no restrictions on the number of IBAN account changes associated with an alias.
Any action related to an alias is performed only upon request from a participating bank and must be initiated (confirmed) directly by the owner of the phone number and IBAN account.
The IBAN account number most recently added to the alias database (in chronological order) is always considered the linked account.